Posted on 01/26/2022 8:13:18 AM PST by Olog-hai
A California city voted Tuesday night to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States.
The San Jose City Council overwhelmingly approved the measure despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their Second Amendment rights and promised to sue.
The Silicon Valley city of about 1 million followed a trend of other Democratic-led cities that have sought to rein in violence through stricter rules. But while similar laws have been proposed, San Jose is the first city to pass one, according to Brady United, a national nonprofit that advocates against gun violence.
Council members, including several who had lost friends to gun violence, said it was a step toward dealing with gun violence that Councilman Sergio Jimenez called “a scourge on our society.” […]
The council also voted to require gun owners to pay an estimated $25 fee, which would be collected by a yet-to-be-named nonprofit and doled out to community groups to be used for firearm safety education and training, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and mental health services. …
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I think it would be more helpful if they required criminals to carry liability insurance so victims could actually recoup their losses. But then again, that would probably come at the expense of tax payers picking up the tab for low income criminals.
It’s all because the founders did not define “shall not be infringed” in the Constitution......./s
The media . . . liberal to their rotten core.
“FIRST” U.S, city in the headline/article implies that it is a good breakthrough with more to hopefully follow.
Let’s Go Brandon!
Just another “fundraising activity” by a bloated local bureaucracy.
1 Require insurance
2 Ban said insurance in the state
Voila! No firearms! Until the court cases are decided.
Would this be termed an “infringement”? Why yes, I think it would.
Does the insurance help to protect CA gun owners from the crooked CA legal system (could have must said CA legal system - without changing meaning)?
That state is sooooooo ready for a counter revolution. Dear intelligent CA residents (e.g., conservatives), we promise to look the other way when you “take care” of your DemocRATs.
Dang, this is going to be expensive for criminals. They’ll have rob an extra gas station or two just keep up with the premiums....
Yeah, that was sarcasm
Can individuals be required to obtain liability insurance before attending a protest?
Another reason to not go to California. I am sure all criminals will register their firearms and pay!
Well it's unconstitutional so I think it's more of a marketing program from progressives. Look how the media has latched onto the story.
I think Adam Schitt needs to do one of his famous investigation specials to find out what kind of kickback the bastard politicians are getting from the “insurance” companies.
Talk about opening a can of worms. Automobiles are next.
The First Amendment will be the second to fall.
If there’s a problem at SCOUTUS, Roberts will fix it.
The legal justification for automobile liability insurance rests on the use of cars directly on the surfaces of public venues, roads. What is the public venue which firearms attach to which justifies the requirement of liability insurance?
This kind of crap was already tried by those bastards from Chicago with their red light cameras. It didn't fly
The demo-commies also insisted on a poll tax to vote aver a century ago - which was struck down. Same idea here.
Are the youth gangs going to buy liability insurance so they have a clear conscience when they perpetrate drive by shootings and God knows what else?
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